Free knitting patterns for shawls, sweaters, scarves, and hats and other projects with flattering ruffles. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 5/29/25.
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Lettie Shawl
Symmetrical triangle shawl knit sideways with a border of twisted stitches, faux eyelet cables, and smock stitch . Designed by Audrey Borrego. DK weight yarn.
Fallen Leaves Shawl
Shawl with leaf lace columns and borders with ends that taper to points. Designed by Yarnsmiths. DK weight yarn.
Velvet Dream Shawl
Reversible crescent shaped shawl knit with mesh lace, garter stitch, and stockinette, with ruffle along edge. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Go Handmade for Hobbii.
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Haxton Shawl
Half-circle shaped shawl knit in two colors with garter stitch stripes and a ribbed border that looks pleated.Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Kristi Hogan
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Dreamy Shawl
Reversible shawl knit in garter stitch with ruffle border added. Great showcase for gradient yarn. Designed by Stine Radicke for Hobbii. Fingering weight yarn.
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Mara Shawl 3.0
Simple garter-stitch triangle shawl, worked from the top down and trimmed with a pleated border. This flexible pattern can be worked larger for a full-sized shawl or smaller for a petite shawlette. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Madelinetosh
Imagine Shawl
Easy shawl knit in garter stitch with stockinette ruffle. Top-down, one-piece, symmetrical triangle shaped shawl. Gauge not important. Designed by Siew Clark.
Cable Wrap
Asymmetrical triangular garter stitch shawl with a welted edge that gives the look of a pleated ruffle, bordered by a cable braid. Worked side to side, and shaped with short-rows to create a curved shape. DK weight yarn. Designed by Patons.
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Ocean Waves Shawl
Shawlette scarf with wide ruffle and a neck edge that rolls like wave onto the beach. Designed by Kate Whiting. DK weight yarn.
Finch Ruffle Shawl
This pattern is for a beautiful, ruffled shawl with delightfully transitioning colors, knit with two strands of yarn together in a gentle curve by increasing at the edges of the body. The ruffle is knit with a single strand on smaller needles in short row sections along the bottom edge of the shawl so that the colors transition sideways along the bottom. Knit with at least 6 colors of fingering weight / sock yarn, it is perfect for stash yarn. Designed by Robin J. Edmundson
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